Extra-Intellect - Extended Baseball Coverage

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8/1 - Schedule Analysis for Stretch Run (Twinkie Town)

-- The writer concludes that despite the Twins not making any moves, they are still in the best position of the three AL Central contenders because they have the easiest schedule remaining.

7/27 - One Trade and Seven Wins Later, Yanks in Thick of Race (Pride of the Yankees)

-- Dave and Aziz Nekoukar sum up the impact of the latest trade Yankee trade.

7/27 - What Are Xavier Nady and Damaso Marte Worth? (Replacement Level)

-- Replace Level looks at the value Nady and Marte give the Yankees.

7/22 - Derby Curse? (Beyond the Box Score)

-- R.J. Anderson tests the possible myth of homerun derby participants changing their approach and suffering second half regresses. Obviously the post-all-star numbers are much too small to draw a meaningful sample but for reference, here is Josh Hamilton's stat line as of 7/22, followed by Justin Morneua's stat line:

Hamilton - 3 for 12, 1 HR, 1 BB, 3 K's, .808 OPS (.903 OPS pre-all-star)
Morneau - 3 for 15, 1 HR, 2 2b, 2 BB, 1 K, .827 OPS (.903 OPS pre-all-star)

7/9 - Alltop Baseball

-- I wanted to let people know of a website that provides you with all your favorite baseball sites and their latest headlines right there on one page, so you don't have to bookmark page after page or continue checking a site to see if it has been updated. I'm not a big RSS guy, so a website that has the latest headlines of most of the sites I read on one page works well for me.

7/9 - How Does Trade Affect Brewer Minor League Prospects? (Brew Crew Ball)

-- Battlekow of Brew Crew Ball takes a look at the repercussions of the trade for Sabathia on the Milwaukee minor league system.

7/7 - Offense! (Aaron Gleeman)

-- Gleeman notes the Twins may be performing over their heads offensively, but you can't take away what they have already accomplished. Even if they do fall back to earth, the 2008 Twins have a chance to have one of their best offensive seasons since their 1992 season.

7/3 - Yanks' Fifth Starters Walking Fine Line (River Avenue Blues)

-- Ben K. looks into the problems of the fifth starters the Yankees have used among other things. It's important to note, however, the average fifth starter isn't as good as you think. I don't have the exact number, but the average ERA for a fifth starter is upwards in the range of 6 - 7.

6/17 - Thoughts Bill Bavasi's Firing (Lookout Landing)

6/17 - Closing the Curtains on Willie Randolph (Mets Blog)

6/5 - Draft Primer -- What to Expect

5/30 - Extra-Intellect Feature - A Note on Fautino de los Santos

5/2 - Scouting the Pitching Mechanics of Zach Greinke

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